The
Republicans and the media have been duped right along with the rest
of us.

I
wish I could have been on the conference call with Bill Maher, Keith
Olbermann and the rest of the leftist loonies as they plotted the fake
attack on their prized political Prince, President Obama.

Can
you imagine the chatter about the 2010 election results and the sniveling
about our shifting the country back toward Reaganomics?

They
must be tossing up their cookies over the outcome of the 2010 election.

They
are now forced to limp into the 2012 Presidential election with a damaged
one term wonder – Unless they can shift his public image to the
center.

Herein
lies the problem and that leads to what I presume is their strategy.

They
are attempting to create a perceived split amongst the Dems, hoping
that will give Mr. Obama centrist credentials for 2012.

And
it might have worked had I not exposed it here.

They
can go ahead and deploy these sophomoric tactics and make it appear
as though the left wing democrat base is incensed at President Obama’s
treachery and traitorous abandonment of his leftist ideals.

We
all know that’s a big fat lie.

Staging
a left wing tizzy over an issue that is to be resolved by the new republican
congress in a few months anyway, in my view is just plain old poppycock!

The
big lie is that President Obama sees necessary compromise, and the lefty
loonies see betrayal.

No
political fallout from the president's deal with Republicans on Bush-era
tax cuts is really anticipated as the republicans will soon be in charge
and that makes all of this silly left wing ranting and raving a non-issue.

Giving
Americans a Bush tax cut extension and two-year extension of Bush-era
tax cuts for the “wealthy” and a reduction of estate taxes
on wealthy heirs in exchange for giving Mr. Obama his desires for long-term
unemployment benefits, (welfare) is not a compromise, it’s a fiscal
crime.

Mr.
Obama’s unemployment to welfare scheme should be allowed to expire
in less than a month as planned.

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Many
Democrats, appear to be furious, but I believe they pretend that Mr.
Obama gave away the store just to help him take the center ring in this
political circus.

The
loony left has actually convinced folks that the “decepto-crats”
have a bone to pick with the President.

The
media, the right wing pundits and republicans are so caught up in the
excitement it seems they all missed the fact that they are being gamed.

"I
don't think that the president should count on Democratic votes to get
this deal passed," said New York Democratic Congressman Anthony
Weiner on Tuesday. "I think there are a lot of people who are concerned
that it wasn't a very good deal and that more needs to get done."

Some
Democrats, like Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, have gone so far as
to say they will block any attempts to pass the deal, Plante reports,
although Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid insists the deal is just
a "framework."

Media
outlets report that Mr. Obama's advisers are trying to strike a pragmatic
tone as they attempt to rally Democrats behind the deal.

"Any
compromise is, by definition, is going to have things that each side
don't like," said Senior White House Adviser David Axelrod on the
CBS' "The Early Show" on Wednesday.

They
are saying that if Democrats kill the package, it would mark a stunning
defeat for Obama and a huge political bet that voters will blame Republicans
as much as Democrats for an impasse that would lead to higher taxes
starting Jan. 1, reports the Associated Press.

“Many
congressional insiders doubt that Democrats will take that gamble. But
liberal lawmakers' discontent is hard to measure in the wake of last
month's big election setbacks.”

Under
the proposal cutting back Social Security payroll taxes, workers would
pay a 4.2 percent tax rate instead of 6.2 percent; a $120 billion tax
cut for workers, starting on Jan. 1, reports the AP.

Households
making between $40,000 and $50,000 would get an average tax cut of $810
next year, according to an analysis by the Tax Policy Center, a Washington
research group. Households making between $100,000 and $200,000 would
get an average tax cut of $2,162.

The
package would continue other programs such as enhanced tuition tax credits
and tax breaks for businesses that hire new workers, the AP reports.
It would impose a 35 percent federal estate tax, but each spouse could
exempt up to $5 million from taxation.

Under
current law, the estate tax, which was repealed for 2010, is scheduled
to return next year with a top rate of 55 percent.

Officials
said that, overall, the proposal could increase federal borrowing by
$900 billion, the AP reports.

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The
lower estate tax has emerged as the biggest sticking point among House
Democrats.

The
bottom line is, the loony left is trying to pull one over on us to help
secure another term for Obama.

Roger
Fredinburg is a national radio figure. He conducted a daily 3 hour syndicated
radio talk show heard in hundreds of cities from coast to coast. He was
syndicated by Talk Radio Network along side Art Bell and held on to more
that 150 radio stations from 1993 until he left Radio America in 2004.
He now owns an ad agency; www.hohumproductions.com
and offers audio and video blogging at www.regularguy.com